Leptin in obesity

An editorial discusses the obese gene in rodents, which encodes a protein called leptin. Leptin is thought to be a bloodborne signal from the adipose tissue that informs the brain about the size of the fat mass in the body. The relation of obesity and leptin is examined.

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Published inBMJ Vol. 313; no. 7063; pp. 953 - 954
Main Authors Sorensen, Thorkild Ia, Echwald, Soren M, Holm, Jens-Christian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 19.10.1996
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
BMJ Publishing Group
BMJ Group
EditionInternational edition
Subjects
Editorials
Genes
Humans
Leptin
Mutation
Obesity
Obesity - genetics
Obesity - metabolism
Proteins
Proteins - pharmacology
Rodents
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Summary:An editorial discusses the obese gene in rodents, which encodes a protein called leptin. Leptin is thought to be a bloodborne signal from the adipose tissue that informs the brain about the size of the fat mass in the body. The relation of obesity and leptin is examined.
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DOI:10.1136/bmj.313.7063.953